Ex-Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales Will Return for 2nd Year as Visiting Prof at Texas Tech

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — After getting a bumpy reception in Washington as President Bush’s Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales has found some love in Texas. Texas Tech announced Tuesday that Gonzales will return as a visiting professor for a second year, according to the Houston Chronicle. The Chronicle reported that political science department chairman…

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Attys for New Orleans Cops to Meet With Justice to Discuss Death Penalty Issue

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Attorneys for four current and ex-cops charged in the civilian Post-Katrina shootings on the Danziger Bridge will try and dissuade the Justice Department from seeking the death penalty, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. The paper reports that attorneys are scheduled to meet with Justice Department officials Tuesday to discuss the matter….

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Blago II Could Start Up in January

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The sequel to Rod Blagojevich’s first public corruption trial could be coming to a federal court room in downtown Chicago as early as January, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Trib reported that in a private meeting last week between U.S. District Judge James Zagel and lawyers, the judge said he was…

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